Ahmet Savaşan, President of the Cyprus Health Tourism Council, issued a message on July 11th Press Day.
In his message, Ahmet Savaşan underlined that the Media, which is the fourth force of democracy, has vital duties that it fulfills and said, “Since our first newspaper Saded, published by a Turkish Cypriot on July 11, 1889, the media has undertaken many important duties such as being the spokesperson of the society within the framework of public awareness and ethical values, holding the government and politicians to account, informing and informing the citizens, and strengthening civil society.
IN THE 21ST CENTURY, THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT TRANSFORMATION IN NEWSPAPERS...
Ahmet Savaşan stated that the history of newspapers in the world dates back 3400 years to Egypt and that the development and spread of newspapers and journalism worldwide was realized with the development of printing and printing technology. Stating that newspapers underwent a great development and transformation especially in the 20th century, Savaşan said that especially since the beginning of the 21st century, with the internet revolution and the widespread use of smartphones and other devices, there has been a significant transformation in the understanding of news and newspapers.
IN THE 2020S IT WILL ONLY BE BROADCAST ON THE INTERNET...
Stating that since the 2000s, many newspapers around the world have continued their publications both online and in paper print, Savaşan underlined that it is expected that many newspapers will gradually end paper printing and start publishing only online in the 2020s.
PRESS LABOR LAW MUST BE IMPLEMENTED...
Reiterating that the implementation of the Press Labor Law is of vital importance, Ahmet Savaşan underlined the need to systematize the journalism-news relationship in accordance with the conditions of the new age, without compromising the principles of accuracy and adherence to ethical rules, which are the most important and fundamental features of the journalism profession, when we think in the context of the internet - social media - social networking sites, and stated that it is indispensable to pass the Informatics Law as soon as possible for the regulation and supervision of this field.
THEY HAVE A GREAT ROLE IN ENLIGHTENING SOCIETY...
At the end of his message, Savaşan drew attention to the great duties of the press members in enlightening the society and said, “I wish our press members to continue their services to our people in a fair, transparent, impartial, public interest-oriented manner and most importantly, within the framework of democratic principles, while remaining loyal to the ethical values required by their profession, and I congratulate the Press Day of the loyal employees of the Turkish Cypriot Press with my most sincere wishes.”.
http://www.kibrispostasi.com/savasan-bilisim-yasasi-hayati-oneme-sahip-11072017
